It's not always easy to step outside the mainstream, but that has been the mission of the Big Ears Festival since its launch in festival founder Ashley Capp's hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2009 ...

Welcome to our live updates blog! 2 p.m. Saturday: It was barely past noon, but EMEL’s hypnotic performance ...

Big Ears Festival is a celebration of musical exploration, and you never know what you’ll find. With a lineup spanning jazz, experimental folk, boundary-pushing electronica, global fusion and ...

A Personal Perspective article by Mark Adams, published on April 10, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Journey into Jazz ...

Days before Michael Hurley's death, the singing, songwriting storyteller stepped on the stage of a Scottish pub in Knoxville ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. “The ethos of Big Ears as a festival is serendipity, and it's a tricky balance because you want to feel like you know something going in ...

A terrific festival, as always. So much great music! For the record, my regrets included missing trumpeter Ambrose Akiminsure; Joel Harrison's Alternate Guitar Summit; Darkside; Nels Cline Singers; ...

Back in 2009, Big Ears was dreamed up by Ashley Capps, a Knoxville-bred concert promoter who also co-founded Bonnaroo, one of ...

Downtown Knoxville pulsed with energy as Big Ears Festival 2025 welcomed over 7,500 passionate music lovers for a long ...

Durations, signatures, tempos and rhythms. So much about music has to do with time. But just as musicians booked March 27-30 across Big Ears Festival 2025 have set themselves apart by innovating ...

Tucked in between large auditoriums and intimate stages are a few downtown Knoxville churches that turn their sacred spaces into concert venues for the Big Ears Festival. Festival organizers and ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Big Ears Festival founder Ashley Capps, whose AC Entertainment was behind Bonnaroo before a sale to Live Nation, shared a statement with ...